If you are a fan of sponge cake and chocolate this recipe is perfect for you. It's a delicious cake, fluffy and easy to prepare! If you going to receive visits for the snack, prepare this delicious cake.
It's a simple cake and one of my favorites... I still remember my first steps in the kitchen with my grandmother making delicious cakes with flour and love everywhere... What beautiful memories... Whenever I do a sponge cake these good memories appear...
One of the first cakes we learn to make is sponge cake. It's a simple recipe with very few ingredients and easy to prepare. To give a different twist and make the sponge cake even more delicious, add chocolate powder. This cake always has an excellent presentation because it's a fluffy and bulky cake. Try this chocolate sponge cake version!
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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Chocolate powder - The main ingredient of this recipe.
- Granulated sugar - Sweetness and flavor.
- All-purpose flour - Give consistency to the cake and is the base of the dough.
- Eggs - Makes the cake more soft and fluffy.
- Baking powder - Help the cake rise.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan with margarine and dust with some flour.
Step 2: Beat eggs and sugar until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Add the chocolate powder and mix for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the flour mixed with baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
Step 3: Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 4: Remove the cake from the oven and unmold onto a plate. Let cool completely and serve.
TIPS FOR CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE
1. When preheating the oven, make sure you have all ingredients ready to start making the cake.
2. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the cake, resulting in even cooking.
3. When placing the cake in the oven, the oven should not be too hot, if it is, the cake will rise too quickly and there will be no time for the inside of the cake to cook at the same speed (what often happens is the cake sinks in the middle). If the oven is too hot, leave the oven door open until the temperature drops a little.
4. Never open the oven door while the cake is baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the cake sinks in the middle increases.
5. The first thing to do before taking the cake out of the oven, is to stick a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it's dry, it's cooked. Turn off the oven and leave the cake in the oven for another 5 minutes.
6. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock that causes the cake to collapse (the time depends on the season of the year, if it is summer leave it for about 5 minutes, if it is winter 10 minutes).
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Chocolate sponge cake
If you are a fan of sponge cake and chocolate this recipe is perfect for you. It's a delicious cake, fluffy and easy to prepare! If you going to receive visits for the snack, prepare this delicious cake.
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- 2 tablespoons chocolate powder
- 150 grams (2/3 cup) granulated sugar
- 150 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan (24 x 8 centimeters (9 1/2-inch diameter with 3 1/4-inch-high sides)) with margarine and dust with some flour.
- In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the eggs and sugar until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Add the chocolate powder and mix for 2 to 3 minutes to incorporate. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
- Remove the cake from the oven and unmold onto a plate. Let cool completely and serve.
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